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Mechanical Properties of Tendons and Their Implication in Training Athletes
While a stiff tendon can help improve athletic performance, at some point that stiffness becomes detrimental to the attached muscle and therefore, the tendon’s health.…
Get Faster for Only $60 with Double Resistance Bands
Speed training doesn’t have to break the bank. In this article, Matt Tometz, performance coach and educator, explains why strong bands are such a good…
5 Takeaways from Combine Training at XPE to Use at All Sport Levels
There’s nothing quite like the NFL Draft, nor the Combine leading up to it. After attending two days of NFL Combine athlete training at XPE…
Keep Your Cardio Simple with Minute Intervals
As a university S&C coach, Cole Hergott must write conditioning programs for 12 teams in six different sports. After trying other protocols, he found minute…
CVASPS Seminar Q&A Series: Boo Schexnayder
In this second of a six-part series interviewing the sport practitioners set to speak at CVASPS’ “The 2023 Seminar” in July, we talk to highly…
The 400 Is a Sprint
Does speed training for the 400m seem counterintuitive? It’s not, because speed improves race times even more so than endurance.…
Level Up Your Testing Protocols: Jump-to-Height Ratio
S&C coaches use relative metrics to gain deep insights into an athlete’s athletic potential, but horizontal-based jumps aren’t given this…
Momentum-Based Intensity Techniques to Progress Medicine Ball Training
What med ball training do you do with your athletes? Coach Konstantin Stamm presents momentum-based intensity techniques for athletes of…
Pursue Health First: Refining Performance for Soccer
Coach Mike Whiteman believes that higher athletic performance comes as the natural by-product of aggressively pursuing health. Therefore, his thoughts…
Breathing as a Skill: Teaching Breath Mechanics to Athletes
Breath mechanics are the actual muscular skill of breathing techniques, but as Coach Rob Wilson explains, you don’t have to…
Operating in the Gray Area: Blending Skill & Performance Training
When tailoring training to fit the athlete, in some cases a solid, balanced, and flexible hybrid model program can best…
What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped: Speaking Engagement Edition
Based upon her experiences as an in-demand speaker at conferences and clinics, Missy Mitchell-McBeth continues our “What I’ve Added/Dropped” article…